Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation yield results. Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation yield results. We are now seeking resident physicians (BT) for our hospitals in Lycksele, Skellefteå, and Umeå. We are recruiting you as a BT physician with the intention and hope that you will develop and wish to continue your future career with us in Västerbotten. There are good opportunities for continued employment as a junior physician, ST physician, and specialist physician in the future. Our three locations and hospitals each have their own character: Lycksele is the largest town in inland Västerbotten, southern Lapland, located midway between coast and mountains. It is close to most things such as schools, jobs, recreational activities, and restaurants. Lycksele is suitable for those who want to live well and safely and have an active lifestyle. Here you have the opportunity to make your life puzzle fit together. Lycksele Hospital is characterized by short decision-making paths and well-functioning collaboration between different professions. Read more here: https://regionvasterbotten.se/vara-sjukhus-och-halsocentraler/lycksele-sjukhus Skellefteå is the 10-minute city with pulse, culture, and faith in the future. Here you avoid crowded commuter trains and traffic jams and can instead spend time on what is important to you. Skellefteå is a city that many choose to move back to and some never leave - because here you have everything: jobs, a rich leisure life, sports, nature, river, sea, and security. Skellefteå Hospital is our mid-sized hospital with a strong combination of specialist care, research, and development. Read more here: https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/vara-sjukhus-och-halsocentraler/skelleftea-sjukhus. Umeå is the largest city in northern Sweden, a young, creative, and progressive city. Year-round, as a resident here, you can be part of what is our daily life: the city's entertainment combined with both peaceful and exciting nature experiences. Norrlands University Hospital (NUS) in Umeå provides specialized care to residents in the four northernmost counties and research is central. Read more here: https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/vara-sjukhus/norrlands-universitetssjukhus. Regardless of which of our hospitals you complete your BT at, we want you to be met with a secure and developmental work environment where learning, collaboration, and community are a natural part of everyday life. With us, you get to take your place, try things yourself, and gradually take on more responsibility with the support of dedicated supervisors and colleagues. You are an important part of the operation, and we want to provide you with good conditions to develop, both as a physician and as a person. We want you to thrive, grow, and want to stay – and together with us contribute to sustainable health and medical care in Västerbotten. Because together we are sustainable. 5 position(s). DUTIES As a BT physician with us, you contribute knowledge and commitment that make people feel secure. You will participate in everyday healthcare and the work is conducted under personal supervision of physicians with specialist competence and ST physicians. The independent service has a standard duration of 12 months and begins with 2 weeks of introduction together with AT physicians. During the year, clinical service alternates with education, some of which is shared across the county while others are organized locally at each hospital. Everyone undergoing BT has a designated personal supervisor at all service positions and a responsible main supervisor throughout the BT. Examination takes place through continuous assessments using assessment tools that are also used in specialist service and combined assessments conducted at the end of each service period. A final assessment is made by the main supervisor and an external assessor where continuous and combined assessments are collected. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who wants to live and develop in Västerbotten, has Swedish medical licensure upon starting BT, and needs to complete BT to advance in their career. Applicants must have good knowledge of the Swedish language, equivalent to C1 level. Those who do not have Swedish as a first language may need to take a language test before employment. It is meritorious to have clinical experience as a physician in the Swedish healthcare system. Other merits may include other relevant qualifications, previous work experience, specialist interests, and local ties. We are seeking someone who is organized, works well with others, and is communicative. You also have good resilience and the ability to remain calm and act steadily even in pressured situations. Employment form: Fixed-term employment. Duration: Start date January 18 in Umeå, January 26 in Lycksele and Skellefteå. Salary: Lycksele 44,800 kr, Skellefteå 43,800 kr, Umeå 42,800 kr Discussions about possible credit transfers will be conducted during recruitment. In this recruitment, you are asked to indicate which location(s) you are most interested in. If possible, attach proof of Swedish medical licensure. Read more about our benefits for those working with us on our website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparation for our recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media salespeople, recruitment websites, and similar. If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by mail.
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- Umeå
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- 63.7970413, 20.2816791
- Published
- 14. 8. 2026
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